Frank Wood (born May 6, 1960) is an American actor who has appeared in various television, film, and theatre roles.[1]
Frank Wood | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 6, 1960 |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Father | Robert Coldwell Wood |
| Relatives | Maggie Hassan (sister) |
Early life and education
editWood is the son of Margaret (Byers) and Robert Coldwell Wood, a political scientist who briefly served as United States secretary of housing and urban development in the Lyndon Johnson administration.[2] His sister is U.S. senator and former governor of New Hampshire, Maggie Hassan. Wood attended the Buxton School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in 1984 and a MFA from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[3][4]
Career
editWood won a Tony Award in 1999 for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Side Man. He played Bill in August: Osage County on Broadway.[5] From September 14, 2010, to March 27, 2011, Wood starred as the character Roy Cohn in the acclaimed off-Broadway revival of Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Angels in America staged by the Signature Theatre Company in Manhattan.[6][7][8] Wood played Gary Lucas in Greetings from Tim Buckley, a film on Tim and Jeff Buckley, which premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[9][10]
In 2016, Wood played the Night Clerk in Eugene O'Neill's play Hughie opposite Forest Whitaker's Broadway debut at the Booth Theatre in New York City, directed by Michael Grandage.[11]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Down to You | Doctor | |
| 2000 | Small Time Crooks | Oliver | |
| 2000 | Pollock | Frank Pollock | |
| 2000 | Thirteen Days | McGeorge Bundy | |
| 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Hotel Manager | |
| 2002 | In America | Paediatrician | |
| 2002 | People I Know | Michael Wormly | |
| 2004 | Winter Solstice | Bill Brennan | |
| 2004 | King of the Corner | Anthony Berenson | |
| 2004 | Keane | Assaulted Commuter | |
| 2004 | The Undeserved | Alex Montgomery | |
| 2007 | Flakes | Bruce | |
| 2007 | The Favor | Lawrence | |
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Gerald | |
| 2007 | Dan in Real Life | Howard | |
| 2008 | Lucky Days | Dr. Ginger | |
| 2008 | Changeling | Ben Harris | |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Evaluative Services Doctor | |
| 2009 | The Missing Person | Harold Fullmer | |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | Police Commissioner Sterman | |
| 2012 | Greetings from Tim Buckley | Gary Lucas | |
| 2014 | St. Vincent | Maggie's Attorney | |
| 2016 | The Phenom | Richard Boyer | |
| 2016 | Custody | Uncle Frank | |
| 2016 | Gold | Scottie Nevins | |
| 2017 | Detroit | Robert Edward DeMascio | |
| 2018 | Isle of Dogs | Simul-Translate Machine | Voice |
| 2019 | Joker | Dr. Stoner | |
| 2020 | Lapsis | John | |
| 2022 | She Said | Matt Purdy |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Law & Order | Dr. Rutland | Episode: "Scrambled" |
| 2001 | The Sopranos | Dean Ross | Episode: "Second Opinion" |
| 2001 | Third Watch | Third Watch | Episode: "Honor" |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | George Weems | Episode: "Chinoiserie" |
| 2004 | Medium | Crazed Man | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007–2009 | Flight of the Conchords | Greg | 17 episodes |
| 2010 | Bored to Death | Dr. O'Connor | Episode: "Escape from the Castle!" |
| 2011 | Lights Out | Dr. Stuart Wexler | Episode: "The Comeback" |
| 2012 | Modern Family | Reporter | Episode: "Election Day" |
| 2012 | Grey's Anatomy | Frank Wheeler | Episode: "The Girl With No Name" |
| 2012 | The Good Wife | Dr. Joseph Lidera | Episode: "And the Law Won" |
| 2012–2021 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Truman / Andrew Lennox | 4 episodes |
| 2013 | Elementary | EROC Supervisor | Episode: "Snow Angels" |
| 2013 | The Newsroom | Shep Pressman | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Father Markhum | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 2014 | The Divide | Griffen Donleavey | Episode: "I'm for Justice" |
| 2014–2015 | The Knick | Mr. Havershorn | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | Younger | Dr. Kigner | Episode: "Un-Jaded" |
| 2016 | Girls | Charlie's Client | Episode: "The Panic in Central Park" |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Medical Examiner | 4 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | The Get Down | Ed Koch | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Mozart in the Jungle | Keith Rutledge | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | The Blacklist | Gerald Klepper | Episode: "The Ethicist (No. 91)" |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son | Dr. Carl Mitchell | Episode: "Fear Response" |
| 2021 | Bull | Dr. Edwin Pruitt | Episode: "Cloak and Beaker" |
| 2021 | Evil | Brother Jacob | Episode: "S Is for Silence" |
| 2023 | The Crowded Room | Dean Martin Hughs | 2 episodes |
References
edit- ^ "Playbill Biography: FRANK WOOD". 2005-04-24. Archived from the original on 2005-04-24. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (April 5, 2005). "Robert Wood, Education Expert, Dies at 81". New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Frank Wood". Filmbug. 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ BWW News Desk (2008-06-03). "'August' Welcomes Frank Wood on June 17th". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "Signature Theatre Company – Angels in America". Archived from the original on 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ Brown, Scott (October 29, 2010). "Theater Review: The Spectacularly Overstuffed Angels in America". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ "Photo 9 of 10 | Angels in America: Show Photos". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "Tony Winners Norbert Leo Butz and Frank Wood Join Penn Badgley in Greetings from Tim Buckley". Broadway.com. August 22, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ Kurchak, Sarah (August 15, 2012). "TIFF 2012 Adds Greetings From Tim Buckley, Spike Lee's Bad 25 Michael Jackson Doc, Skrillex Soundtrack". Spinner. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ^ "Gambling on O'Neill: Forest Whitaker Makes His Broadway Debut in Hughie" by Michael Paulson, The New York Times, February 3, 2016
- ^ HB Studio Faculty page
External links
edit- Frank Wood at the Internet Broadway Database
- Frank Wood at IMDb
